“I could pour my heart out to him and tell him the truth of who I was, without the fear of scorn or pity...nothing shocked him, he had been there and done that and was now floating the lotus position. I would just pour it all out and we'd have discussions that lasted for hours. He'd listen and engage me. He's scaled higher and travelled farther than I ever would...and yet, when we spoke, he made he feel like we were equals.”

Omar Tufayl

 

Throughout Ramadan, SeekersHub is paying tribute to the late Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore, one of the most prolific and skillful poets of our time. Each day, a selection from Ramadan Sonnets will be read by a friend and loved one. To contribute, please email us. 

See also Sidi Haroon Michael Sugich’s moving tribute to Abdal-Hayy on the SeekersHub blog.